My wife Carolina and I were sitting in a room in which the
television was on. I was absent-mindedly watching the screen,
which showed five young black and brown crows swooping in to
perch. The five landed on a limb, immediately pulled themselves
up close to each other and fell asleep.

The synchronization of their
movements had been beautiful. I turned to Carolina and asked,
"Did you see that?"

But she hadn't been watching.
I proceeded to explain to her what I had seen. I told her it was
as if the five birds had turned into one bird when they had
landed. It seemed marvelous to me.